The Brief

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A family and the Southern California basketball community are in mourning following the passing of Kyle Owens. He was 24.

The backstory:

Owens was a Southern California native and attended Encino's Crespi Carmelite High School . He was part of the 2019 Class.

He then played three seasons at the University of Montana before he transferred closer to home at the University of California, Riverside in 2022.

Melissa Rohlin with FOX Sports covered his battle last year. Owens went from the thrilling and demanding life of a student-athlete, to fighting for survival at the City of Hope.

In the prime of his athletic career, Owens even made ESPN after making a buzzer beater against Cal State Bakersfield last February.

In her report, Rohlin detailed how an ath

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